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First sixth form school to opt in to post-16 area review

A sixth form in Liverpool has become the first school to opt in to a post-16 area review, and…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Leaked report warns BIS move to London could increase costs

A leaked government report has warned that plans to close the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ (BIS) office…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Revealed: apprenticeship levy operating model

> CBI pleased government now engaging with employers but say guidance ‘still raises more questions than it answers’ >…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Use it or lose it : Employers will have 18 months to spend apprenticeship levy payments

The government has today announced the employer time limit on using their levy funds, due for introduction in April 2017….

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Breaking: Influential Commons committee chairs demand cost-breakdown of BIS Sheffield office closure

The chairs of the Business, Innovation and Skills and Public Accounts Committees have demanded to see key government documents…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

DfE accounts lack ‘truth and fairness’ says finance watchdog

The Department for Education’s financial statements lack “truth and fairness” according to the government’s audit watchdog. The department (DfE)…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


News

Shakira Martin re-elected as NUS vice president for FE

The National Union of Students has voted to keep its vice president for FE for a second term. Shakira…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Department for Education announces new permanent secretary

The government has today announced who will be taking over from Chris Wormald as the head civil servant at…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Consultation launched on plans to merge college with university

Bury College has launched a consultation on its proposed merger with the University of Bolton. The move was first…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Area review completion delays drag on as new six month target missed

At least three of the seven regions involved in the first wave of post-16 education and training area reviews…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Level three vocational route on rise as A-levels fall

The number of 19-year-olds gaining level three through A-levels has fallen for the first time in seven years, while…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Government misses target to recruit volunteer careers advisers

The Government has admitted to missing its target to recruit 300 ‘volunteer enterprise advisers’ by the end of March…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson

Must read

16-19

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill